Pat Warner Passed Away

[Kevin Stiverson]

Not sure if this is common knowledge, but Pat Warner passed away last week. Announcement on his website.

[Bruce Page]

I knew he wasn't well.

RIP

[Nick Decker]

I learned a lot from him. RIP, sir.

[Matt Day]

The router man will be missed. RIP

[Mike Henderson]

Wow, that's a shock. Seems like I saw a post from him just recently - but maybe it was an old post. He contributed a lot to woodworking and will be missed.

Mike

[Charles Taylor]

Sad news. As has been said, he will be missed.

[Vince Shriver]

What Mike Henderson said. Sad day.

[Victor Robinson]

RIP Pat. I learned a lot from you.

[David Eisenhauer]

Thanks for all the help Pat and Godspeed.

[Jim Becker]

I'm very sad to here that. Whether one liked his sometimes "overly succinct" responses or not, he was a master of what he knew and so many of use learned from him. RIP

[jerry cousins]

So sorry to hear about pat. He was a very generous person.

[Peter Aeschliman]

Looks like his last post was about a month ago... :(

The man certainly had strong opinions, but they were based in experience, talent, and skill. Rest in peace, man.

[bill kaminski]

Agree with all..RIP

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Pat was a wealth of information about routers! RIP.

[George Bokros]

RIP Pat. He was a great asset to woodworkers

[Brian Kent]

God bless him and his family. I am sorry that I did not take advantage of his lessons, since we are from the same city.

[Mikail Khan]

Sorry to hear. RIP.

[michael langman]

I remember researching router information years ago and finding Pats web site. He really knew his stuff, and helped me a lot working around with a router. Sad to hear of his passing.
I hope his family can find some comfort in knowng he was appreciated,, and is in our thoughts.

[Rich Engelhardt]

Oh noooooo....

It's a sad day indeed.
I learned so much from him & he always jumped in to give the a solution to any router issues I was having.

RIP Pat.

[Nick Decker]

Pat reminded me of some of my best teachers from many years ago. Succinct? Yes, and the thought process to fully understand what he said was part of the learning. Not sure if I'm saying that right, but a good deal of what I know about routing came from him.

[Mark Carlson]

This news makes me sad. All my routers have his bases and I regret not doing one on one instruction with him.

[Keith Outten]

Pat's last visit here was on July 27th.
His last post was on July 4th.
Pat had 1,119 posts, we are all fortunate that he spent time with us here and that he was generous sharing his experience and expertise.
Pat will be missed.

[Peter Kuhlman]

Pat will be missed. I really liked his short to the point comments. Never met him but liked his "crusty" style. Purchased many of his router bases over the years. He leaves behind his books, his teachings, much of his knowledge and many memories for me. Wish I had anywhere near the impact on the world as he has.

[glenn bradley]

A lot of Pat's tips and methods mentioned have become part of my skills arsenal. RIP Pat.

[Jim Tobias]

I always liked his examplea of routwr jigs, etc. He was very precise and I learned a lot reading his posts and viewing his jigs. RIP

Jim

[Mike Heidrick]

Very sad. When a router topic was brought up I could always count on him giving some wisdom or alternate solution. His jigs were a tools of aluminum and plexi beauty and a machining quality bar that drove me to make my own jigs better. RIP Pat. We were lucky you hung out with us online.

[Ray Newman]

The craft is greatly diminished...

[Rick Fisher]

Wow, I didn't know he was sick .. RIP Pat..

[Scott Kuykendall]

I meet Pat and his wife several years ago. A very nice man that will be missed.

[Ellen Benkin]

He always took time to respond fully to my queries. I think he is irreplaceable. I'll miss having his input available -- and his sense of humor.

[Mike Manning]

I'm sure sorry to hear that.

[Jim Dwight]

I have been working on the house and haven't been on in awhile. Sorry to hear about Pat. He was blunt at times but I never saw him be aggressive or overly negative. He just said what he had to say which was consistently worth reading.

I've been thinking of getting one of those DeWalt routers with the dust collection hookup he was so fond of. Maybe it's time to pull the trigger.

[Robert LaPlaca]

So sorry to hear of the passing of Pat Warner. I purchased three of Pat's tricked out Lexan router bases for some of my routers, they are pretty wonderful and work great. Pat's recommendation for routers were always spot on.

Pat was definitely an 'old school' merchant, you would email him with your order, he would make the base, send the package out for delivery and trust you to mail him a check for the base. Pretty amazing in this day and age...

[Keith Hankins]

Well "cuss word inserted". I liked him a lot, had a lot of his stuff, and he even made a custom router base for me for a special project. It was for hand holding a large bit. At first he refused to make it for me, but after speaking to me, and understanding how I could control it and it would be floating in a jig, he made it.

This just sucks. He was a hell of a guy.

[lowell holmes]

I think we all liked and respected Pat.

His pages were always concise and to the point. I learned from him.

[Lori Kleinberg]

Sorry to hear. Rest in Peace

[Rod Sheridan]

Sorry to hear the news.

I don't own a router however I appreciated all the expertise he generously shared with members over the years.

My condolences to his family and friends..............Rod.

[Ted Phillips]

I just now saw this. Pat taught me a lot. He will be missed.

TedP

[Bill Graham]

Pat was a great friend and teacher, I'll miss him.

He succumbed to Lou Gehrig's Disease. You can make a donation at The ALS Association and there's an option to make it "in memorium" and send an e-card.

[Calvin Crutchfield]

Clearly a personal loss to any one who met him & and a significant professional loss to the hobby and any one who uses routers. RIP Sir, prayers to your family and friends. Thank you Pat.